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SouthernDem4ever

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42. What a strange idiot

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 28, 2023, 03:32 PM

Jul 2023

This is a softer form of book burning. Very Orwellian.

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Largest School District in Texas Eliminates Libraries, Converts Them to Disciplinary Centers [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jul 2023 OP

Reputicans have always favored prisons over schools. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2023 #1

Yay! Caning children makes 'em tough and ready! bucolic_frolic Jul 2023 #2

Wow will they learn to make license plates there? FalloutShelter Jul 2023 #3

Kickin' with DISGUST Faux pas Jul 2023 #4

When a community college closed its library, orthoclad Jul 2023 #5

That would depend, I expect, soldierant Jul 2023 #52

The accrediting committee I referred to was interstate, but orthoclad Jul 2023 #63

Worst part is that most of these are elementary schools lostnfound Jul 2023 #67

Train 'em up young orthoclad Jul 2023 #68

Abbott's hatchet man in Houston, Mike Miles: dalton99a Jul 2023 #6

Ghoul. JanMichael Jul 2023 #12

Demonic. Bluethroughu Jul 2023 #22

What a strange idiot SouthernDem4ever Jul 2023 #42

What a particularly slimy specimen of a clueless moron. Dave Bowman Jul 2023 #55

If'n them there kids git any ideas in their heads GreenWave Jul 2023 #7

To Texas Republicans, "literacy" is a dirty word DFW Jul 2023 #8

I read somewhere a quote about how "Texas took the school-to-prison pipeline... keep_left Jul 2023 #9

Was he elected superintendent of schools, or is this a state office? haele Jul 2023 #10

The article says Miles was appointed............ riversedge Jul 2023 #13

Not SAT scores ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #37

RepubQcan Poker NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #11

Ugg..this guy was in charge of Dallas ISD as well 8 years ago onetexan Jul 2023 #14

Why stop there? Close the schools entirely and lease out the kids to GOP businesses Freethinker65 Jul 2023 #15

That's not far fetched in red area school districts. Bluethroughu Jul 2023 #25

Mark Twain said: Tesha Jul 2023 #16

Are they going to burn the books? kimbutgar Jul 2023 #17

They allow corporal punishment there, sickos! Bluethroughu Jul 2023 #27

Incredible insanity... who are these people? What on earth are they thinking? ashredux Jul 2023 #18

Why do you think it's changed? ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #40

Onion? CloudWatcher Jul 2023 #19

We have lost our collective common sense. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2023 #21

Read the first few lines and looked up expecting it to be the Onion. Sadly, no. EarnestPutz Jul 2023 #32

If you live in Texas and you are not in the streets general striking yet... Bluethroughu Jul 2023 #20

I keep telling people that Texas is the most fascist state in the nation. Javaman Jul 2023 #23

Modest Proposal: just set these up as mini detention centers: get those kids JCMach1 Jul 2023 #24

I'm sure the disciplinary centers will be full to overflowing with ADHD kids, black kids, brown kids Hekate Jul 2023 #26

+1 orangecrush Jul 2023 #48

Keep 'em dumb. Future GOP voters. Vinca Jul 2023 #28

If the HISD can find a way to fuck things up, it will do so. Paladin Jul 2023 #29

They will turn off the air conditioning in those 3825-87867 Jul 2023 #30

"Let's PUNISH those bad kids for not reading books!" FakeNoose Jul 2023 #31

You know... cannabis_flower Jul 2023 #33

How can you keep them on the farm once they've seen pictures of gay Paree? Midnight Writer Jul 2023 #34

This is racial discrimination. Trueblue Texan Jul 2023 #35

Not the Onion? murielm99 Jul 2023 #36

After decades of trying to change things here we have given up. We leave next month for NM Scalded Nun Jul 2023 #38

Good thing these guys are Christians Old Crank Jul 2023 #39

And Texas has a $32.7 billion budget surplus. dalton99a Jul 2023 #41

This is shocking! AmBlue Jul 2023 #43

Fascists Barb-wiring Rivers For Babies Are Converting Libraries Into Disciplinary Institutions MayReasonRule Jul 2023 #44

From knowledge springs hope. pandr32 Jul 2023 #45

1984 orangecrush Jul 2023 #46

Libraries to put in "discipline centers?" AllyCat Jul 2023 #47

I thought this was The Onion. honest.abe Jul 2023 #49

I would say... Snackshack Jul 2023 #50

Shit! Not the Onion! Warpy Jul 2023 #51

In middle and high school I spent my lunches picking up litter... hunter Jul 2023 #56

I was strictly a library wraith, same reaon, really Warpy Jul 2023 #61

I always felt secure at home. That made all the difference. It probably saved my life. hunter Jul 2023 #62

Incredible!! JohnnyRingo Jul 2023 #53

Texas, the other crazy state along with Florida. Dave Bowman Jul 2023 #54

This is straight up out of the playbooks of the christofascist groups like the IBLP Cheezoholic Jul 2023 #57

Your grandmother sounds like a wonderful person. area51 Jul 2023 #64

I wonder if this is the result of the Texas Lege.... RussBLib Jul 2023 #58

This is The Onion, yes???? PLEASE tell me that this is The Onion. niyad Jul 2023 #59

going to say the same thing I always say when stories like this pop up...... Takket Jul 2023 #60

I really thought this was an Onion headline at first. Pacifist Patriot Jul 2023 #65

me too! (and I am almost never fooled by this) Celerity Jul 2023 #66